Monster

A Rashomon for today as Kore-eda pulls apart middle school politics

"...information as truth (that eternally overburdened word), and how naturally it becomes received wisdom to pass on to others...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson's literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine

"...Thelonious Ellison (Wright), who naturally goes by "Monk," bangs his head against the wall..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

Carpet Cowboys

The American dream crumbles in the Carpet Capitol of the World

"...Naturally, peculiar characters abound in Carpet Cowboys (the film was..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

At Adagio Salumi, Patience Is a Virtue

The butcher, the engineer, their passion, and their hog farm

"...significantly reduces the need for plowing, as the hogs naturally root through the soil, aerating it and spreading seeds...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Party's Over

"...Austin Housing Department, preserve "existing affordable – subsidized and naturally occurring – multi-family housing." The city of Austin certainly..."

July 14, 2023 Postmarks

Master Gardener

A lesser study in collapsing masculinity from Paul Schrader

"...a “language of flowers” commentary on the film itself. Naturally, Maya and Narvel fall in love; the evil drug..."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...pierce through the glass ceiling of more commercial work. Naturally, all those jobs evaporated with the onset of COVID..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

White Noise

Can Don DeLillo's postmodern landmark make it to the actual future?

"...feelings of everyday life. A return to the 1980s, naturally, and the world of Noah Baumbach’s ambitious, hilarious, but..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Decision to Leave

Park Chan-wook strips away his signature violence for a tender, tragic love story

"...deeper themes Park has made a career pursuing: vengeance, naturally, and the toll it exacts; how destructive obsessions can..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Dos Estaciones

Tequila shortage inspires naturalistic Mexican drama

"...perfectly framed like portraits, creeping into private moments and naturally pulling you into the story, as if you were..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Barbarian

Buried secrets make for the year's smartest, scariest horror

"...good horror movie. The thematics and commentary fit in naturally so as to not take away from this as..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down

The congresswoman’s inspirational healing in an age of gun violence

"...Gabby Giffords was talkative, articulate, and naturally persuasive, until she wasn’t...."

July 15, 2022 Movie Review by Dina Barrish

The Bob’s Burgers Movie

The Belchers make the big-screen jump beautifully

"...week to come up with the money OR ELSE. Naturally, a giant sinkhole opens up right in front of..."

May 27, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Linklater’s charming animated daydream of space race Houston

"...Apollo, naturally, is set in Linklater’s hometown of Houston. Playfully crossing..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sean Wheeler, a KVRX house party, the Southside Psychout, and two Hole in the Wall extravaganzas

"...stage under his feet to be onstage; it just naturally happens whenever he engages you. He thinks, feels, and..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

East Austin's Rocheli Patisserie Brings Haute Couture to French Pastry

The Garcia family weathers multiple storms to open their paean to luxury

"...fun." As a child of the Internet Age, she naturally began posting her creations online, and it wasn't long..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

The Humans

A family quietly implodes at Thanksgiving in this merciless Broadway adaptation

"...nor horror impairs the other. Each is built so naturally within the drama: The laughs are the result of..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Unnecessary feature length adventure for the childhood friend

"...his television shows, were never particularly plot-heavy but were naturally episodic, so it makes sense that the studio comedy..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 8-14

"...Scorpio, writes, "It used to be that privacy came naturally to everybody and that we understood implicitly what kind..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...rioting in Watts, the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, and, naturally, the Vietnam War...."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...there’s a musicality to the editing and sound design. Naturally, the film cuts from shot to shot to the..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Cruella

Disney's dog-hating villain becomes an unexpected anti-hero

"...movie through the eyes of the stolen goods? So naturally when spinning the camera to focus on the villain,..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Truffle Hunters

Snuffling about with irascible old men and adorable dogs

"...on display here exude a humorous sweetness, it is (naturally) the four-legged frontline truffle hunters that steal the film...."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Great Green Wall

A grand plan for Africa from an African perspective

"...migrants. Educational opportunities increase. Political instability decreases. Carbon is naturally sequestered. "It's all connected," Malian musician and activist Inna..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Embroiderists Build Community Stitch by Stitch

Local interest in fiber arts is growing rapidly as people find stitching is a way to calm nerves, find friends, and make political statements during the pandemic

"...her children. "I think art of any kind just naturally brings people together," Patterson says. "In my workshops, it'd..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

NBA Star and Music-Maker Chris Bosh Sets Up Shop in the ATX

The future NBA Hall of Fame forward wants it all

"...having conversations with new people about new things, just naturally through asking the right questions, meeting the right people...."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Future of Food Is the Future of You

Find out exactly what that means in the next few days – for free

"...capitalism; but that main stage – online, this year, naturally – is where the most informative meat is...."

March 17, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Swallowed Man

The Austin author's rich and strange take on Pinocchio has Geppetto tell the story from the belly of the giant fish

"...to give life – especially to something that doesn't naturally have it...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Supernova

Firth and Tucci are beyond stellar as a married couple being swallowed by dementia

"...They hold hands, cuddle, spoon, caress, and kiss so naturally, without the slightest self-consciousness, it seems inconceivable such affection..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 29 - February 4

"...Hitchcock, saying, "I don't think I can do that naturally." Hitchcock seemed receptive to her input, but in the..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

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